Orgrim's Capital

The way followed nature, and there was much meaning to be explored within it. After ending his idle chat with Rommath, Zul'ra began formally handling affairs. The Horde still had plenty to do!

With Deathwing destroyed, The Cataclysm had officially come to an end. Thus, the Horde's most important task at present was to begin rebuilding Orgrimmar.

After a series of negotiations, Zul'ra persuaded the mages of Dalaran to join those from Silvermoon City. More than a thousand mages would help rebuild Orgrimmar, while the necessary materials had already been prepared during The Cataclysm.

Leaving aside Orgrimmar's reconstruction, Tyrande Whisperwind and Malfurion, who had accepted the task, actively contacted Stormwind. Together with Jaina, they informed Varian about Benedictus.

Faced with the sudden revelation that his once-close political aide had become a cultist, Varian was deeply shaken. He immediately asked where the man was and demanded that he be returned at once. Naturally, such an attitude did not satisfy Malfurion and Tyrande, but they still explained the situation, stating that they had merely been entrusted with handling the matter.

When Varian learned that Benedictus was being held in Orgrimmar, his fury was easy to imagine. Still, after Jaina calmed him down, he said evenly that he would deal with the matter himself, but asked them to have the Horde return the man first.

Did he take the Horde for one of their pet nightsabers? Malfurion and Tyrande were both speechless at Varian's attitude. He had offered nothing at all—if the Horde released Benedictus under those circumstances, that would be the strange thing!

Malfurion was a druid who spent most of his life asleep, while Tyrande was Elune's high priestess, exalted above tens of thousands. Though both were speechless, neither knew how to respond. It was Jaina beside them who offered a